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GirlsAward (ガールズアワード), sometimes abbreviated as GA, is a semi-annual fashion and music event held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium 1st Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the biggest fashion events in Japan, with approximately 20,000 people attending each time. It is organized by Award Inc. under the slogan "Shibuya to Asia, and the World". From GirlsAward 2017 Autumn/Winter(A/W), Rakuten became the main sponsor. Usually, the Autumn/Winter(A/W) event is held in September to October, and the Spring/Summer(S/S) is held in March to May of each year.

History

On September 9, 2009, the first event GirlsAward 2009 was held at Shibuya O-East. It featured models, gravure idols, and auditions associated with DAM Karaoke system. In 2010, from GirlsAward 2010, the location was moved to Yoyogi National Gymnasium. From January 25 to 27, 2012, a collaboration event was held with South Korean television MBC featuring the fashion show and K-pop music. In 2014, the first overseas event with A-Nation was held in Taiwan. On April 9, 2016, during GirlsAward 2016 S/S, Instagram's CEO Kevin Systrom appeared on the stage and made a selfie performance with Haruna Kojima, a member of AKB48. On September 16, 2017, the venue was changed to Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture for GirlsAward 2017 A/W. In front of 31,000 visitors, Alice Hirose and Suzu Hirose were the first sister performers to appear first on the catwalk. At this event, South Korea's Taemin, a member of Korea's Shinee, made his first solo appearance as a secret guest. At the 2024 Girls Awards A/W, actress Ryoko Yonekura appeared catwalk as a secret guest for the first time in 11 years, and South Korea's Plave was the first virtual boy band to perform.

Past venues

Notes

1. Held at Shibuya O-East. MC is Dangerous and special guest is Chinatsu Wakatsuki. Participated models are Kana Tsugihara, Ai, China Fukunaga, Maya Koizumi, Akina Aoshima, Natsumi Kuroki, Riena, Rina Nagasaki, Izumi Nakadai, Mana Honda and Yumi Higashino. Special live artists are SoulJa, Beni, DJ MAYUMI×Maki Goto and miray.
2. Participated models are Lena Fujii, Ai Tominaga, Yukina Kinoshita, Akina Minami, Reina Triendl, Angelica Michibata, 김태연, 김현진, 박슬기, 박지혜 and 최은정. Participated artists are Girls' Generation, Kara, Beast, CNBLUE, After School, T-ara, 4Minute, Infinite and Secret.
3. MC is Ryōko Kawase. Models: Kozue Akimoto, Alisa Urahama, Emi Renata, Mitsuki Oishi, Mizuki Ōtomo, CAROLINA, Mayuko Kawakita, Ranko Kanbe, Kelly, Miki Kokubo, Shiori Sato, Satoumi, Saki Sugawara, Chinami Suzuki, Sonii, Sonmi, Maryjun Takahashi, Nana(AFTERSCHOOL), Nanaka, Yuka Nanjyō, Nicole, Monaka Nishi, Alisa Nishida, Lena Fujii, Aki Hoshino, Yuka Mizuhara, Angelica Michibata, Akina Minami, Shiho Mukōyama, Yōko Melody, Youn-A, Leena, Liv, Chikako Watanabe Brands: GUILD PRIME, LOVELESS, Bershka and Forever 21
4. Models: AMO, Arime, emma, IMARU, Kelly, riena, Saori, Una, YiRAN, Alice, Emi Renata, CAROLINA, Kelly Ann, Nicol, Noma, Youn-a, Nina Itō, Nana Utsuno, Alisa Urahama, Mei Nagano, Chinatsu Endō, Serika Okuwaki, Sayaka Okada, Azusa Okamoto, Natsumi Okamoto, Seira Kagami, Reina Kagami, Rena Kagami, Natsuki Katō, Emiri Miyasaka, Rika Mamiya, Cecil Kishimoto, Sayo Yoshida, Satoko Miyata, Zaira Miyajima, Chihiro Kondō, Rinka Kumada, Louis Kurihara, Moe Arai, Fūka Takashima, Eimi Kuroda, Sayaka Imai, Arisa Sato, Shiori Sato, Yukiko Sano, Hiromi Hosoi, Nanao, Saika, Azusa Mine, Yu Yamada, Yuumi Shida, Saeko, Sayaka Akimoto, Kozue Akimoto, Kumiko Funayama, Karin Osanai, Minato Kobori, Nanaka Ozawa, Hana Matsushima, Aki Matsumoto, Ai Matsumoto, Mao Ueda, Mizuki Nishikawa, Erika Ishitobi, Siruku Kawaguchi, Nozomi Maeda, Mari Murata, Michi Ōmori, Aya Ōmasa, Eri Ōishi, Reimi Ōsawa, Risako Tanigawam, Mitsu Dan, Seika Taketomi, Kana Nakagawa, Anri Nakajima, Hikari Shiina, Wakaba Tanaka, Miho Tanaka, Natsuko Tōgo, Nicole Fujita, Maria Fuji, Ema Fujisawa, Angelica Michibata, Sachie Futamura, Marie Iitoyo, Yū Hirukawa, Miyū, Risa Hirako, Yumika Hirao, Suzuka Hori, Saki Asamiya, Juliana Minato, Mikiko Yano, Kyōko Ochiai, Satoumi, Sakura Hayashi, Chinami Suzuki, Miu Suzuki, Mai Hirose. Artists: Hitomi, Da-ice, Vimclip, SoulJa×KenJi03×Mayuko Kawakita
5. Models: AMO, IMALU, Elli Rose, CAROLINA, Shaula, Trauden Naomi, Noma, Mai, Yōko Melody, Mei Nagano, Sayaka Okada, Natsumi Okamoto, Seira Kagami, Rinka Kumada, Koharu Kusumi, Ikumi Hisamatsu, Satoko Miyata, Aya Kondō, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Fūka Takashima, Eimi Kuroda, Monica Sahara, Shiori Sato, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Rikako Sakata, Ryōhei Yamashita, Tomoya Yamaguchi(SOLIDEMO), Mizuki Yamamoto, Ayano Wakayama, Karin Osanai, Nana Komatsu, Ryota Kobayashi, Mao Ueda, Erika Oda, Yuko Araki, Ryo Narita, Rinka Shimizu, Nicole Ishida, Haru Izumi, Kana Oya, Rinka Ōtani, Elaiza Ikeda, Seika Taketomi, Riho Nakamura, Riisa Naka, Mirei Tanaka(Super Girls), Hazuki Tsuchiya, Yumi Higashino, Sachie Futamura, Yui Tomikawa, Aiku Maikawa, Akane Hotta, Saki Asamiya, Juliana Minato, Tomoko Nozaki, Miu Suzuki, Yūna Suzuki, Shione Sawada. Live: chay, Kemio&Amigachu, MACO, 9nine, Hime Carat, Hitomi. Guest: Hiroyuki Amano, Ruriko Kojima, Akira Shinomiya(Ozin Osbourne)

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External links

• Official website

• Fashion events in Japan
• Japanese fashion
• Japanese subcultures
• Recurring events established in 2010
• 2010 establishments in Japan
• Events in Tokyo
• Annual events in Japan
• Semiannual events